1. Monday, March 12 th Take out Social Justice Fair Homework Packet. Answer the following questions in the Social Justice Fair Project Packet:  Why is it important to connect past historical experiences to current events?  How would making these connections benefit society today and in the future? ACTIVITY: How to research current events

2. Computer Lab Expectations Easy participation points – working on the assignment (10/10) Use the “Pacing Guide” to help you adhere to project requirements.  Work Days in the lab – Monday, Tuesday, Friday.  Drafts due Friday  Tuesday work on Final Drafts. Final drafts due following Friday. No headphones/music. No TWITTER.  If caught on Twitter, you will earn a 5/10 for the day. No Food.

3. Tuesday, March 13 th By the end of the class period today, you should have the following completed:  Identify at least one person who you will send your letter.  First and last name, Mail Address, and Email Address  Three sources (saved or printed out)  Bibliography information for three sources:  Title of page, company running page, website address, date created, and date accessed ACTIVITY: How to write a bibliography

4. Wednesday, March 14 th By the end of the class period today, you should have the following completed:  Outline of rough draft (optional)  Rough draft of bibliography  50% of rough draft of letter completed ACTIVITY: How to format letters

5. Friday, March 16 th By the end of the class period today, you should have the following completed:  Rough draft of letter and bibliography  Email to Ms. Humes at both addresses: LINDSAY.HUMES@GMAIL.COM LHUMES@CPS.EDU ACTIVITY: How to Save & Send Attachments

6. How to Save & Send Attachments Save all attachments as: YourName_SocialJusticeLetter_Draft

7. Monday, March 19th By the end of the class period today, you should have the following completed:  50% of edits to final draft completed  Finalize bibliography completely ACTIVITY: Common Errors in Drafts

8. Tuesday, March 20th By the end of the class period today, you should have the following completed:  Finalized version of your essay due to Ms. Humes by beginning of 8 th period on Wednesday.  Bring two copies of your letter to class!  Email to Ms. Humes at both addresses:  LINDSAY.HUMES@GMAIL.COM  LHUMES@CPS.EDU LHUMES@CPS.EDU ACTIVITY: How to Spell Check

9. Wednesday, March 21 st Letter Presentation  Divide yourself into 4 groups.  Each group member reads his/her paragraph out loud.  As a group member reads, the rest of the members: Write down feedback about the message and presentation. Give the speech a score 1-5* If you completed a speech, you will get full credit. Score based on thoroughness, articulation, and inspiration.  After each group member reads, each group member totals their scores. The highest score will present to the class.

10. Writing a letter